African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotany and perceptions on the value of taro (Colocasia esculenta) among farmers in Benin Republic

Z. Natacha Julienne Quenum
  • Z. Natacha Julienne Quenum
  • Department of Plant Breeding, Pan African University, Life and Earth Sciences Institute (Including Health and Agriculture), Ibadan 200284, Nigeria.
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P. Lava Kumar
  • P. Lava Kumar
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan PMB 5320, Nigeria.
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Malachy O. Akoroda
  • Malachy O. Akoroda
  • Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Appleton Road, Ibadan 200132, Nigeria.
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Alexandre Dansi
  • Alexandre Dansi
  • Genetic Resources Unit, Laboratory of Genetic and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Abomey-Calavi, BP 526, Cotonou, Benin.
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Ramesh Raju Vetukuri
  • Ramesh Raju Vetukuri
  • Department of Plant Breeding, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, SE-234 22 Lomma, Sweden.
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Ranjana Bhattacharjee
  • Ranjana Bhattacharjee
  • International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan PMB 5320, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 October 2022
  •  Accepted: 22 November 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2023

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